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Chemistry of New Materials
  • Authored by: David E. Newton
  • From the Series: The New Chemistry
  • Trim Size: 6 X 9
  • ISBN-10: 0816052786
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-5278-3
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Facts On File
  • Published: 09/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 620.1
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 224

Summary

Nature has a remarkable variety of ways of assembling atoms and molecules to form natural products, and people still have a great deal to learn from these processes. But natural methods provide no more than a hint of the host of new products that can be made. These new products are changing—and will continue to change—the way in which scientists and engineers build the substances that make human civilization what it is today.

Chemistry of New Materials reviews some of the exciting fields of materials research. An introduction to the evolution of materials is followed by an exploration of various examples of composites in new products and materials. This volume examines the many advances in the development of new materials and products by scientists and researchers, ranging from everyday consumer products to medical applications. Biographical information on noteworthy researchers is also included.

Chapters include:

  • The Evolution of Materials
  • Composites
  • Biomaterials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Smart Materials
  • New Polymers.

Specifications

Black-and-white photographs and line illustrations. Index. Appendixes. Bibliography. Glossary. Further reading. Web sources.

About the Author(s)

David E. Newton holds an associate’s degree in science from Grand Rapids Junior College, a B.A. in chemistry and an M.A. in education from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in science education from Harvard University. He taught mathematics and physical sciences, was a professor of chemistry and physics at Salem State College, and was an adjunct professor in the College of Professional Studies at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of more than 400 textbooks, encyclopedias, resource books, research manuals, trade books, and other educational materials, including DNA Evidence and Forensic Science, one volume in Facts On File's Library in a Book series.

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